1 A lso said to the disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a manager of his estate, and accusations were brought to him, that he was squandering his possessions.

And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

2 A nd he called him and said to him, What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can be manager no longer.

And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

3 A nd the manager of the estate said to himself, What shall I do, seeing that my master is taking the management away from me? I am not able to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.

4 I have come to know what I will do, so that they may accept and welcome me into their houses when I am put out of the management.

I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

5 S o he summoned his master’s debtors one by one, and he said to the first, How much do you owe my master?

And calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

6 H e said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take back your written acknowledgement of obligation, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

7 A fter that he said to another, And how much do you owe? He said, A hundred measures of wheat. He said to him, Take back your written acknowledgement of obligation, and write eighty.

Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore.

8 A nd master praised the dishonest (unjust) manager for acting shrewdly and prudently; for the sons of this age are shrewder and more prudent and wiser in '> relation to] their own generation '> kind] than are the sons of light.

And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.

9 A nd I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon ( deceitful riches, money, possessions), so that when it fails, they may receive and welcome you into the everlasting habitations (dwellings).

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

10 H e who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much, and he who is dishonest and unjust in a very little is dishonest and unjust also in much.

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

11 T herefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon ( deceitful riches, money, possessions), who will entrust to you the true riches?

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 A nd if you have not proved faithful in that which belongs to another, who will give you that which is your own '> the true riches]?

And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

13 N o servant is able to serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (riches, or anything in which you trust and on which you rely).

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

14 N ow the Pharisees, who were covetous and lovers of money, heard all these things, and they began to sneer at and ridicule and scoff at Him.

And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

15 B ut He said to them, You are the ones who declare yourselves just and upright before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted and highly thought of among men is detestable and abhorrent (an abomination) in the sight of God.

And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

16 U ntil John came, there were the Law and the Prophets; since then the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone strives violently to go in '> own way rather than God’s way into it].

The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it.

17 Y et it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to fail and become void.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.

18 W hoever divorces (dismisses and repudiates) his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.

19 T here was a certain rich man who clothed himself in purple and fine linen and reveled and feasted and made merry in splendor every day.

Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:

20 A nd at his gate there was dropped down and left a certain utterly destitute man named Lazarus, covered with '> ulcerated] sores.

and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,

21 H e desired to be satisfied with what fell from the rich man’s table; moreover, the dogs even came and licked his sores.

and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs come and licked his sores.

22 A nd it occurred that the man begging died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.

23 A nd in Hades (the realm of the dead), being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.

And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 A nd he cried out and said, Father Abraham, have pity and mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.

25 B ut Abraham said, Child, remember that you in your lifetime fully received comforts and delights, and Lazarus in like manner the discomforts and distresses; but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted and thou art in anguish.

26 A nd besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who want to pass from this to you may not be able, and no one may pass from there to us.

And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.

27 A nd said, Then, father, I beseech you to send him to my father’s house—

And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house;

28 F or I have five brothers—so that he may give testimony and warn them, lest they too come into this place of torment.

for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

29 B ut Abraham said, They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear and listen to them.

But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

30 B ut he answered, No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent ( change their minds for the better and heartily amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins).

And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent.

31 H e said to him, If they do not hear and listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded and convinced and believe if someone should rise from the dead.

And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.